Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group and the UK’s largest Venture Capital Trust (VCT) fund manager, today announced the launch of a new £35 million fundraise for its Octopus Apollo VCT (Apollo VCT).

Mollie, one of the fastest-growing financial services providers in Europe, is expanding its range of payment methods to include the Swiss market leader TWINT. From now on, Mollie's customers can integrate TWINT into their online stores and thus significantly optimize their service offering and shopping experience for consumers from Switzerland. Mollie is one of the first PSPs to offer this option to German merchants.

Vesta, a leading transaction guarantee platform, today announced a partnership with 

Akurateco, a cutting-edge white-label payment software vendor operating worldwide, has recently announced a strategic partnership with HAYVN Pay, a globally regulated cryptocurrency payment solution serving business, corporate, and institutional clients.

Tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has advised VaultSpeed, the automated data transformation company, on its $15.9 million (€ 15.1 million) in Series A funding. This funding round is led by Octopus Ventures, one of the largest and most active venture capital investors in the UK and Europe, with additional participation from the current lead investor Fortino Capital, PMV, and BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity.

It’s hardly surprising given the increasing amounts of data flowing through IT systems that at some point organizations are going to get bogged down. How much is too much? What is relevant? Data can be both a blessing and a curse and it comes down to levels of effective management, as to which camp organizations find themselves in.

Fabrick, a European pioneer in Open Finance, and Banque Edel (E.Leclerc) are excited to announce a  collaboration aimed at modernizing the invoicing process of gift cards for its CSE customers. 

FBS, a leading online trading platform, has been recognized as the “Most Reliable Forex Broker 2023” by the International Finance Expo. This prestigious title serves as a testament to FBS’s dedication to providing secure and trustworthy financial services to more than 27 million of its clients in over 150 countries.

Although less people spent time online in July, August and September, Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy, and a brand of Gen™, has blocked over 1 billion attacks per month – a record high. The latest Avast Threat Report, released today, breaks down some of the greatest risks in our connected digital world, from cybercriminals using social engineering and AI while running scams to the rise in adware and malvertising. 

iPipeline, a leading global provider of comprehensive and integrated digital solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry, announced today that Pat O’Donnell, a technology industry veteran with more than three decades of experience, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.